Official O.S. townland names in this parish are

Tithe Applotments (1823-38) Exact Locations unknown but in this parish.

Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary 1837.

The Killower entry in Lewis Topographical Dictionary of 1837

KILLOWER

A parish, in the barony Of CLARE, county of GALWAY, and province Of CONNAUGHT,
4 1/2 miles (W. by N.) from Tuam, on the road from that place to Headford;
containing 828 inhabitants. It comprises a considerable quantity of reclaimable
bog.

Fairs are held at Castle-Hackett on June 2nd and Oct. 2nd.

The principal seats are

Castle-Hackett, the residence of Major Kirwan;

Cloonaghmore, of Capt. W. Grest ;

Silane, of Dermot Donelan, Esq.

It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of
the union of Kilkilvery, or Headford: the tithes amount to £112. 12.
4 1/2 . In the R. C. divisions, also, it forms part of the union or district
of Headford. About 80 girls are educated in a school entirely supported
by Mrs. Kirwan. There are the ruins of a castle at CastleHackett.

Field Name books from 1840’s

The shrule.com placename database covers the Poor Law Unions of Ballinrobe and Tuam roughly a 15 kilometer radius centered on Shrule , the townland database covers most of Connaught in lesser detail .

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